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电荷域逐次逼近模数转换器

  • Patent Title: Charge domain successive approximation analog-to-digital converter
  • Patent Title (中): 电荷域逐次逼近模数转换器
  • Application No.: US12373884
    Application Date: 2007-07-04
  • Publication No.: US07961131B2
    Publication Date: 2011-06-14
  • Inventor: Jan Craninckx
  • Applicant: Jan Craninckx
  • Applicant Address: BE Leuven
  • Assignee: IMEC
  • Current Assignee: IMEC
  • Current Assignee Address: BE Leuven
  • Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
  • Priority: EP07100741 20070118
  • International Application: PCT/EP2007/056727 WO 20070704
  • International Announcement: WO2008/006751 WO 20080117
  • Main IPC: H03M1/12
  • IPC: H03M1/12
Charge domain successive approximation analog-to-digital converter
Abstract:
An analog to digital conversion circuit and method is presented. The analog to digital circuit (100) comprises a first capacitor (103), arranged for being switchably (102) connected on one side to an input voltage (101), at least one successive approximation circuit (104), a comparator (108) arranged for outputting a sign indicative of the difference between the voltage on the first capacitor (103) and a comparison voltage (109), and a control block (110), arranged for converting said comparator's output into steering signals and in a digital output signal. The successive approximation circuit comprises a second capacitive structure (106), switchably connected to a pre-charge circuit (107) arranged for pre-charging the second capacitive structure (106), whereby the second capacitive structure (106) is connected in parallel with the first capacitor (103) via a charge copying circuit (105). The steering signals comprise of a signal for steering (112) said charge copying circuit (105) and for steering (113) the pre-charge circuit (107).
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